Mothers and Others

“When the armor fell away … I had to rewrite the narrative I’d held up as my whole story.”

Lucinda Wayland Connelly’s memoir begins with the realization that she could not share what contributed to her accomplishments without looking at the experiences that shaped her childhood, including trauma, chaos, and instability. Those years set her on a path to find home-a place of safety, security, and stability-a place of belonging.

Lucinda’s search…